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School: Convent of Mercy, An Pasáiste, Corcaigh

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0390, Page 196

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    Bronchitis and Asthma
    Put a handful of Coltsfoot leaves into a quart of water and simmer till reduced to a pint. Strain and pour while hot into a jug where you have placed a sliced lemon. Sweeten to taste with honey or brown sugar. A wineglassful to be taken three or four times a day in all chest of throat troubles.

    Gin and Onion
    Cut a fair sized onion into slices and cover with unsweetened gin. Leave at least for a day before using, do not strain. Brush the hair each night and massage a little of the mixture into the roots with the tips of the fingers. If there is any life in the scalp at all,
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Helen Hyde
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Passage West, Co. Cork